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Publisher's Summary

Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for 30 years. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and the bestselling 12-inch single ever, 'Blue Monday' among many other songs. As co-owner of Manchester's Hacienda club, Hook propelled the rise of acid house in the late 1980s, then suffered through its violent fall in the 1990s as gangs, drugs, greed and a hostile police force destroyed everything he and his friends had created.

This is his memory of that era and 'it's far sadder, funnier, scarier and stranger' than anyone has imagined. As young and naive musicians, the members of New Order were thrilled when their record label Factory opened a club. Yet as their career escalated, they toured the world and had top ten hits, their royalties were being ploughed into the Hacienda and they were only being paid £20 per week. Peter Hook looked back at that exciting and hilarious time to write Hacienda. All the main characters appear - Tony Wilson, Barney, Shaun Ryder - and Hook tells it like it was - a rollercoaster of success, money, confusion and true faith.

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Deadpan Funny

I'm now in my early 40's so this was my era of clubbing and although I never went I was familiar with the goings on at the Hacienda. Read brilliantly and deadpan funny by the author. Worth a listen to by any northerner of my age who used to go to the early raves and clubs

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

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jordan

10-04-17

The capital of cool

It's short but pure class this and well worth it. Works as a brilliant companion to 24 hour party people.

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mark R steel

09-20-17

Another great story

An eye opener for anyone thinking about opening a club . Very entertaining stright from the Horse's Mouth. Well worth a listen.

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Ramzoid

08-02-17

GREAT... if you like short stories.

What would have made The Hacienda better?

A longer more in-depth account to what happened.

What did you like best about this story?

The era it happened in and the impact it made

What didn’t you like about Peter Hook’s performance?

Way too short.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Hacienda?

The problem was lack of content rather then what should be cut!

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Michael Baron

04-28-17

Cracking

Loved this gave a real insight listened to it twice the music was a great addition made you feel the times

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Uzi

07-01-16

Fascinating story and good to have it read by the man himself.

Really enjoyed this. Very interesting to hear the story behind what was an institution and is remains a legend.

It's fairly brief, I'd of happily heard more detail but I guess it means it does stay interesting.

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Alastair Coward

06-19-16

Easy quick listen entertainment

easy to listen short chaptersentertaining narrator great music inserts finished it in a day good story

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Paul Cottingham

09-20-15

Short but insightful

Amazing what you would never know until someone is honest enough to tell it how they saw it. Again it goes to show what a rip off the business surrounding bands and music is. great delivery , great story, good job.

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Carl Hall

06-24-15

Great stuff love it...

Really enjoyed listening to this. Peter Hook is a true legend and The Hacienda sounds like an absolute blast. Wish I could have been a part of it, without all the agro at least...

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Richard Oliver

04-14-15

Hooky Delivers once again

A highly amusing insight into one of the country's institutions - absolutely essential listening for all cheesy quavers from back in the day. Hooky reads this like he's telling a few stories over a beer or two making it very easy listening and an awesome piece of entertainment.